Papillion-LaVista was the 5-2 winner over Kearney when they last played one another back in March of 2024, but their luck changed this time around. The Monarchs fell just short of the Bearcats by a score of 3-2 on Saturday.
Papillion-LaVista saw five different players step up and record at least one hit. One of them was Ryan Thompson, who went 2-for-3 with one double.
Papillion-LaVista's loss dropped their record down to 5-4. As for Kearney, they pushed their record up to 4-4 with the win, which was their sixth straight at home dating back to last season.
We've got plenty of inter-district action coming up soon. Papillion-LaVista will challenge rival Creighton Prep at 7:00 p.m. on Monday. Meanwhile, Kearney is set to square off against their familiar foe Millard South at 11:00 a.m. on Monday. The two teams have allowed few runs on average (the Bearcats 3.5, the Patriots 2.2) so any runs scored will be well earned.
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